Powerful Performance at Public Speaking

Powerful Performance at Public Speaking

The Cokethorpe Public Speaking Team put in a performance to be proud of at the English Speaking Union’s regional final. The team, comprising Evie (Fourth Form, Swift), Eylül (Third Form, Swift), and Sofia (Third Form, Feilden), competed against six highly...
The Rest is Politics

The Rest is Politics

Sixth Form Politics students heard a packed and exciting programme of talks at the PolEcon Conference in Westminster. A Level students heard from voices across the political spectrum touching on many of the important issues and questions facing the United Kingdom. The...
Inspiring a Love of Languages

Inspiring a Love of Languages

Head of School, Dee (Upper Sixth, Gascoigne), and Head of Harcourt, Tara (Upper Sixth, Harcourt), shared their passion for languages with pupils across the School in the first student-led Modern Foreign Languages Day. They organised an array of linguistic and cultural...
Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day falls on 27 January – the day on which Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated. This year, the theme was the ‘fragility of freedom’, and the History Department prepared and delivered a series of age-appropriate talks designed to encourage pupils to...
A Powerful Performance of The Persians

A Powerful Performance of The Persians

Greek and Classical Civilisation pupils enjoyed a festival of ancient drama held at Warwick University. The day included a powerful performance of The Persians by Aeschylus, the earliest surviving Greek tragedy and the only one to draw its plot from historical events,...
A Masterclass in Culture at Scholars’ Formal

A Masterclass in Culture at Scholars’ Formal

The annual Sixth Form Scholars’ Formal was a glorious occasion, celebrating their achievements and contributions. The evening began with a welcome drink in the Dining Hall; as students, parents, and the staff invited by the Upper Sixth arrived, dressed for the...